Meerkovo Village Parade Success

Happy New Year Thrift-Queen Readers!!

This morning I realised I needed pet insurance for my adorable cat, Dizzee. So I decided to CompareTheMarket.com and not only came away with a cracking deal, but also a free Meercat toy. Amazing, thoroughly recommend! Below, is my 'Meerkovo Village Parade Success' for you all to enjoy:

Winter Poundland Bargains

I happened to frequent Poundland this morning, looking for cheap chocolate and sweets, when I stumbled across two deals I just have to share with you.

Forget paying £10 upwards from your local sports shops, Poundland are selling sledges for £1. Also for £1 a pair (obviously) are their i-Touch Gloves. It would appear my mutters and moanings of having to take my gloves off to send a text/ surf the web via my touch screen phone have been heard and dealt with. A thrifty necessity this winter.

Pre Christmas Weekend Deals

With Christmas only a week away, we all need a bit of thrifty goodness in our lives, and thankfully there are some cracking (no pun intended) deals to be had. No need to break the bank, just read on for my weekend's favourite money saving potential Christmas gifts, as sourced from HUKD.

Stuck for a present idea for your bachelor brother of hard-to-buy-for husband? Head to Currys and pick up a Whoopie Pie Maker for a mere £7.99 reduced from £34.99. This 'idiot friendly' pie maker is perfect for pot pies, fruit pies, quiches and more. Simply combine ready made dough with fresh, frozen or canned ingredients, and cook. It's cheap and easy to use, an ideal gift.

Thrift-Queen Misprice Alert: News of another brilliant supermarket pricing mistake. Tesco's are selling Binatone B350 Sat Nav's for £6. They're usually priced at around £60 on Amazon, this is a misprice worth investing in. Some stores are also selling Logiteck Ultra Flat Keyboards for a bargain £1.25.

If you've managed to not spend all your money on Christmas gifts, why not make a thrifty investment in summer 2012 with this elegant Stone Falls Water Feature. It is currently being sold at B&Q for £20, reduced from £199.98. An absolute snip! Tight on space? They're also selling a smaller Bubbling Barrel Water Feature for £10, reduced from £99.98.

Know of any other amazingly thrifty deals? I'd love to hear about them. Just comment below, or on my Thrift-Queen Facebook Page.

Android App 10p Sale

Android users, look no further. An amazing thrifty deal has been brought to my attention, available at the Android Apps Market. Yesterday, Google released a press statement announcing the Android Market had reached 10 billion downloads worldwide with an increasing monthly pace. They said:

"We want to celebrate and share this milestone with you, the people who made it possible. So what better way than by offering you more of the apps you love? We partnered with some of the top Android developers to make a bunch of great apps available at an amazing price. Starting today, and continuing for the next 10 days, we’ll have a new set of awesome apps available for only 10 cents each... Check in tomorrow to see what new apps our developer partners are making available on Android Market - for only a dime."

Alerted to this amazing offer this morning, by HotUKDeals, the growing list of 10p downloadable apps includes:

• Great Little War Game
• SketchBook Mobile
• Sound Hound 
• Asphalt 6 
• Fieldrunners HD 
• Swiftkey 
• Minecraft 
• Flick Golf 
• Beautiful widgets
• Doubletwist airplay 
• Reckless racing 
• Christmas HD 
• Fruit Ninja 
• Read it Later Pro 
• Star Chart

 Go on, take advantage and get it while it's hot!